Since we are now past time for kostas match, as TD ruling goes to score of J4F_Lucullupus 3, ACE kostas 2. This is for RR2 match. I appreciate cooperativeness from captains as demonstrated below.

J4F_Lucullupus wrote on Tue, 21 February 2012 05:07

ACE GSV schrieb am Tue, 21 February 2012 08:50

To avoid any discussion about the match Kostas-Luc, this is my position as ACE captain:

1. Last chance to continue the match until Wednesday 24:00 CET, final deadline.
2. If Kostas doesn't appear (which is understandable due to some important matters), ACE will lose the match (2-3) by forfeit in games 4 and 5.

Yours truly,
V.

I can play today (8.00 - 10.00 p.m. CET), but I cannot play tomorrow evening.

It is good to be graceful in trying to get matches in. Also note we are thinking of you, kostas, in your busyness and issues.

Port / Nash + SanFran / Atl + road for GSV ---- Sea / Ny + La / Ny + La / Mia ( not connected ) for me.
After his 6 black, I'll played 3 pink between SanFra and La...
My road was good... But he play 3 oranges in Chicago / Pitt.... and it coast me the victory because I have to play 2 times...

My first mistake was to said to GSV " Difficult choice, I want your opinion after ).
My second was to be very very " gourmand " : better with only Sea / Ny and La / Ny.... but I want to try.
And GSV had a lot of locos in this game ( 7 or 8 ) and only 3 for me

- 82 / 110*

Hel / La + Den / Pitt ( not connected ) for him ----- Bost / Mia + Tor / Mia + road ( discard Van / Mont. Choice between taken the 3 or only the 2 East.... Because I loose the game before, I take the East Side )
I play the 6 grey, 6 white.... and GSV think I'm in north again : fine. I can play for the road, and turn to the south-east at the end.

- 103* / 103

Van / Mont + Kan / Hous ( not sure.... but not connected ) for GSV ---- Dul / Elpa + Chi / NewOr + road for me
I try to do all my possible to play on his way, but he had a lot of locos and the right colors. So, very difficult.
At the end, I think the game is for him. But he play his last 2 wagons without counting for the road. Normally, it was for him, but he give me the road and a very very unexpected tie .... pfew

- 113 / 134*

He open the game but forget to let me the start.... So : RESTART.
For me, 2 tix / 3 are the SAME .... the combo I want to do

La / Mia + Chi / NewOr for GSV ------ La / Ny + Den / Pitt + road for me
My 6 black are very important. All the game, I play before him, and he take the way with unless points.... He connected La / Mia ( I'm not trying to do a block, just to realize the road and a lot of points with wagons 86/92 )

- 108* / 102

Well.... Last game .... Tie or Victory ....

Dul / Elpa + Port / Nash for GSV ---- La / Chi + Den / Elpa ( not connected ) + road for me.... I discard La / Mia.... sniff
I begin with 6 black, 6 green.... no reaction.... so I connect by Mia, Atl... But unfortunatly, in one of his move, GSV block me on Den / SaltLake... I'll play for longest and have to hope he try a last draw .... But no...
I have the longest... but he win this game....

Grrrr.... If I take La / Mia + La / Chi, I win.... Afraid by victory ???? Perhaps. But at the moment I have to make the choice between my tix, I think it's the better I have to do.

Sorry TEAM for this TIE.
Like said me Knockando, it's probably better for us if we make TIE when I'm at home, and win this match. But in 1rst game, I do a mistake by taken 3 big tix. In game 3 GSV aka Vincent do a mistake with the road he let me. And in the 5th, pprobably I'm not realize an " offensive " choice with my combo..

TIE TIE TIE TIE TIE : 2,5 / 2,5

Well
Thanks ACE GSV / Vincent for this nice games. A real pleasure to play with you. And it's true, we don't play a lot both. We speak a lot on the lobby
But when you want, we can do other games

In all games good tix for me but realy well played of Obermäckes in all his games. Very close ones specialy in game 1 and 2. I think first game decided the advantage of starting. Second game the better colours. The last with starting and perfect colours easy win anyway. Thanks for the nice clash Obermäckes and hope to meet us very soon. Special greatings of Exmäckes.

HUG Jasmin,
I see your score at the 4rth game.... grr... I' m sure in the last game, all tix / colors / combos / locos are for you....
But Carsten is a really bad guy. Normal, he play with ACE connection.

"Schmacht 2" was better than "Schmacht 1", more surprises, and tix and colours, that noone expected....

First game:

I had 22 and 16 and the start. And colours, that I didn't want! 10 reds, 2 yellow, 3 orange and 2 lokos. Jasmin began with 6 black, me 3 pink to SANF, she played 3 LA-PHOE, as expected. Me PORT-SEA and 5 green to connect. I used my 10 reds for 10 grey on my way to MON, 3 blue to NY, 3 orange and my 2 lokos to connect CHI.
Jasmin needed her blue to reach PORT, with SALT-DEN-SANTAFE-PHOE-(2+3, not 5, cause she needed her whites for the 3 to NASH)-LA-ELP-OKLA-LR-NASH-ATL and then 2 and 4 pink to MI. I noticed, that having 10 reds can be helpful, cause ur opp doesn't have them. I got longest with LASVEGAS and open drawn oranges for SALT and won against LA-MI and PORT-NASH.

126:107

Second game:

The choice between KAN-HOU, MON-ATL and DEN-PITT. I took 11+5, got 6 orange, but had no pink. Jasmin laid them next. I filled my hand with whites and yellows, took open all green I could get (8!), played 3 reds to CHI and waited for her to block her or play my tix. After her 6 grey with orange and a lot of open blue drawn by her, I expected 17. Me 6 white, Jasmin 2 green DUL-OMA, drawing reds and play 5 red. Ok, she didn't want to pay her blue, she MUST have 17! Thats what I thought. Me 6 yellow and 3 black to pitt, having 3 blue and 3 lokos, 3 pink and 8 green on hand to block every way to PORT. Jasmin plays PITT-NY, a block or does she have 22? I believe 17! After playing 1 SEA-PORT I was sure! First I play 3 pink to SALT, than 4 green to DEN, she 4 HEL-CAL, me 4 green SEA-CAL, Jasmin 3 CAL-VAN, me 1 SEA-VAN. I took open another blue, Jasmin connected to MON via 2 TO-PITT, 3 blue NY-MON and 5 black, me 4 blue WINNI-HEL and my lokos to connect SALT and DEN to get longest and surprise: Jasmin had 20 and CHI-NO not done. No 17??? But the win went to me.

100:95

Third game:

Again the choice between KAN-HOU and MON-ATL; this time the 3. is SANF-ATL. I put away 9. No chance from the beginning, getting 4 black, 2 green and 3 lokos, but 8 red, 7 blue and 7 whites, 5 orange, 5 yellow, 3 pink. Jasmin had 22 and CAL-PHOE, I tried to block the 2 DEN-SANTAFE hoping she has VAN-SANTA (she didn't play 5 whites, although I must have had a couple of whites), so well played from her.

104:133

Fourth game:

Hi MON-ATL again, u good old friend, and with it CHI-NO and SAULT-OKLA. I put away CHI-NO and hold both 9ers. I got 6 orange, she 6 yellow. At first I wanted to play both tix. But I changed my opinion, played 6 grey and 6 whites (had 9), she played 6 blue and 4 red SEA-CAL, and then 3 pink SANF-LA. Only having 4 black and 3 yellow with 2 lokos, 4 green, 5 red, 3 pink and 3 more whites, I decided to hope for good colours (yellow and black) by drawing blind for the last 2. I found 2 lokos! I played 6 black, Jasmin 3 black LA-PHOE, me 4 green HEL-DEN, Jasmin another 3 black PHOE-ELP, me 3 whites on DUL-SAULT, Jasmin 4 CAL-HEL, fighting for longest, me 4 red, Jasmin 1 PORT-SEA, me 5 yellow, Jasmin 5 orange, me 3 pink to VAN, finished in 9, Jasmin 6 green, me the last red to SEA. 21 for her is tie, with 13+11 I lose, but playing those 6 blue that early, I hoped for 7 for her, what gives me the win in all combis. So it was, she had 13+7, my win.

103:102.

Real nice games Jasmin, the colour-god played a funny game with us. I would like to play in "SCHMACHT 3" with u. Its always a pleasure.

Van / Mont + Ssm / Ok + road for me // Chi / SanFe + Mont / Atl ( not connected ) for Rui
Hard way because Rui do a lot of 6 on my way. Because he had the right colors to get me nervous and block me at well, I try to keep secret my Van / Mon.. So, when I connect Calgary/Helena, I connect too Phenix with the 5 whites. Opportunatly, Rui dont close the door, and I can connect Vancouver. With the road for me.
Rui had more points ( 95 / 78 ) but 1 tix not realize.

- 109 / 116*

Van / Mont + Ssm / Ok again for me.... Strange. I decided to discard the 3rd ( Ssm / Nash ), probably an error on my side with the crappy combo for Rui : Tor / Mia + Ny / Atl.
But this time, he took the road, after a good try to block my connection to Mont. Because I have some whites, I can connect. But he had more points again with wagons ( 90 / 80 ) and the road. Not sure the result wasn't this with my 3rd tix because Nash is on the way Rui realise for his road.

Quickly, because I have the good colors, I play 6 reds / 5 blue. Rui play 6 black... I'll go to the north. But Rui play the 1 between Nash and Atlanta. Well... 3 tix on his side... Perhaps the 3 big Port / Nash + SanFr / Atl + LA / Mia ? or some in this combo ? I decided to not play my pink on the 6, just have to wait a little ( he don't play pink too, if I had a good memory )
I draw more to connect with 2 whites the futur 6 pink to my 6 oranges. And so, Rui play the 2 between Atl and Charleston.
Well, I think it's better for me to closed the door, and let him the road.
More points for him with wagons ( 81 / 79 ) but my intuition was right.
He can't connect La to Miami

Same strategy for us : realize a lot of 6 on the north. And make a lot of points, without the 2nd tix.
Unfortunatly for me, Rui had the start and very good colors / locos. He play first all the 6 ( yellow / orange / pink ) I want to play too.
After connected our big tix, just have to do 6 or 5 or 4 we can...
More points ( 97 / 89 ), the road, no possibility for me to draw another tix.
Well done Rui. Just play a little bit faster for me

Crappy combo for Rui. And when he play on the north, I can have the 4 Cal / Helena who give me the road and the victory at the end.
Very efficient way, with lot of 5/6 for him.
Opportunatly, some greens wagons come on the top of the draw and I can completed my hand.

Thx for this very very hard games Rui.
More luck in next turn for you.

I'm not felix... I keep playing when i'm high up, just done 3 multis... 3rd 1st and 1st...
The thought crossed my mind, but it's not that big a deal... I've been rank 1 multi, rank 1 2er, Rank 1 1910 and rank 1 USA, so It's not like i'm as bad as felix, who wont go near an aleo multi or 1910

I got 6 orange 4 green, 3 red and 2 NY-PITT, while Horst played 6 grey, 6 white, 3 grey to VAN with black and 1 down VAN-SEA. He did not block my 3 and i used my 7th orange to connect CHI-PITT. Another 1 to PORT by Horst, so he is very slow. I connect with 5 white, and 6 black, 5 yellow and 2 to DALLAS, Horst 6 blue, 3 red, 2 grey to SANTAFE and 3 blue to OKLA, so its clear he hast 13+9, and 5 black, me playing 3 blue to MON to get longest, Horst draws, I finish with 2 to block drawn LITTLEROCK, but Horst lays 3 to PHOE, playing drawn CAL-PHOE. But its not enough.

116:111

Game 2

SANF-ATL, LA-MI (3. HEL-LA)

Really good tix, enough lokos, but no black. Horst starts with 6 orange, 6 yellow (that I took open). I didn't want to wait longer and play 6 black with 4 lokos, now only 2 left , then 3 yellow to SANF, risky, cause im not able to go via 5 yellow, but i want to have the pink to connect to 6 blue, I have 10 of these blues....
Horst 1 to PORT. Well, dont know, what to do, so I play 6 red, Horst answers with 6 green. Me 3 green. Horst 3 ELP-PHOE, me 2 to DALLAS, having 2 lokos, 1 red lying open.....
Horst 5 white, me drawing the red open, now Horst blocks them, I play 2 ELP-SANTA, hoping, he has no 3 blue, cause I become too slow now. I had start, but i overdrew already....
he lets the 3 blue free, i can connect, share longest and have a clear win against PORT-PHO and KAN-HOU

132:108

Game 3

DEN-PITT, DALL-NY (3. MON-NO)

Not often that i take DALLAS, in this competition twice...
Ok, I have the luck to get 6 orange early and 6 pink after that. Horst answers with 6 orange on grey and 6 white. Hm....long?
I play 6 yellow. I think about longest with PORT-SALT-DEN-KAN-OKLA-DALL, but after Horst plays 4 blue on CAL-HEL, I decide to go via 4 green. Horst 3 pink to SALT and another 3 pink SANF-LA. hm, perhaps HEL-LA/CAL-SALT, SAULT-OKLA? Or CAL-SALT, LA-NY??? For what do i use my blacks? I decide to play 6 black with 2 lokos, but bot stops me and takes blind 1 black, 1 green. Horst is nice enough to draw too, me 6 black now, hoping for the finish DEN-PHOE-LA-ELP-DALL, but Horst plays 3 LA-PHOE with 3 black, ok, right decision, no 21. I connect PITT-TO, where I was blockable without my blacks, Horst 3 PHOE-ELP. Ok, my connection to DALL with 5 white is dead, so I use them for SALT-SANF, what kills Horst. He plays 3 SALT-DEN, me 4 red DEN-OKLA, Horst 2 to SANTAFE, I finish with 2 blue to DALL. Horst cannot connect his WINNI-HOU, DUL-HOU and plays 6 green, 2 are missing.

123:54

THX FOR THE GAMES AND FOR THE BREAK YESTERDAY AND GOOD LUCK TO ST.PAULI